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Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins says she feels like she can breathe again after Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation appeal on Wednesday.

Courts & JusticeHiggins’ relief after Lehrmann’s defamation appeal fails

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins says she ‘feels like I can breathe again’ after Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case appeal.

Caleb Runciman

Patrick William Neylan is accused of carjacking an elderly woman on a Perth street

Courts & JusticePremiumFIFO worker charged over ‘harrowing’ carjacking on 72yo

A FIFO worker allegedly forced a woman out of her vehicle at a busy Perth intersection and stole her car in what has been described as an ‘extremely harrowing experience’.

Sarah Crawford

The proposed retailing barring orders were announced by Roger Cook on Tuesday.

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Legal experts fear Cook’s retail ban plan could clog courts

Legal experts warn proposed laws to ban violent shoppers from WA retail stores risk choking the State’s already back-logged court system.

Charlton Hart

Dave Kelly has accused Catholic Archbishop Tim Costelloe of giving 'false' and 'misleading' evidence.

state politics CommentsPremiumArchbishop dragged for ‘false’ evidence in child abuse case

A Labor MP has used parliamentary privilege to accuse Catholic Archbishop Tim Costelloe of giving false and misleading evidence during an inquiry into child sex abuse. 

Jessica Page

Jess Fang Ching Ting

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Kal massage parlour slavery case heads to court

An Ocean Reef couple accused of trafficking foreign women to WA and enslaving them at a massage business in Kalgoorlie will stand trial next year.

Rebecca Le May

Tahlia Stolarski outside the District Court of WA after being sentenced over a different Woodside protest in June.

Courts & JusticePremiumProtester fined two years after plot to vandalise CEO’s home

The final climate activist to be dealt with by the courts over a thwarted stunt at the City Beach home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill has been convicted after a plea deal.

Rebecca Le May

Russell John Williams, 51, was remanded in custody until his next court appearance to receive legal advice.

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No bail for man accused of violent rampage at Tambellup shop

A Tambellup man who allegedly threatened to kill staff members at a local business, and smashed shop windows with an iron bar after being locked out, has been remanded in custody at his first court appearance. 

Jacki Elezovich

A dental surgeon who was caught trying to take covert photos of a teenager trying on swimwear in a change room has been banned from practising for four years.

Public HealthPremiumCreepy dental surgeon banned for taking upskirt pictures

Jacky Sum Wai Chan was caught trying to take covert photos of a teenager trying on swimwear in a change room and has now been banned from practising for four years.

Hannah Cross

Beau Rollings has been banned from Optus Stadium for life.

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Metallica fan cops lifetime stadium ban for ‘stupid’ stunt

The 20-year-old man scaled a tower at Metallica’s epic Optus Stadium concert.

Rebecca Le May

Frank Matthias Kurt Berger was jailed for a 2020 sexual assault on a farm in Munglinup.

CourtPremiumWA farm worker facing deportation after assaulting colleague

The farm hand, who has been serving jail time for raping a teenager in late 2021, admitted to sexually assaulting a second person.

Georgia Campion

Court fines $17,000 for removing trees on private property despite being aware of needing permission

CourtCommentsEye-watering fine for Perth homeowner who cut down trees

The resident faced Perth Magistrates Court after chopping down trees on his own private property.

Sophie Gannon

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of mother-of four Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremiumDV killer admits murdering mum-of-four in last-minute plea

Luke Hanif Sekkouah was due to stand trial for the murder of Erica Hay but pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

Rebecca Le May

Blake Riley Todd pictured leaving Kalgoorlie Courthouse in October 2024.

Courts & JusticePremiumChild rapist behind bars after suspended jail term appealed

A 20-year-old man who originally avoided immediate jail for having sex with a 14-year-old girl at a birthday party has been put behind bars after his sentence was successfully appealed.

Tegan Guthrie

The medical watchdog has prosecuted a man for falsely claiming to be a doctor despite knowing he was not registered. 

HealthPremiumMan fined for falsely claiming to be a registered doctor

The medical watchdog has prosecuted a man for falsely claiming to be a doctor despite knowing he was not registered. 

Hannah Cross

Jonathan Peasley was killed in an Australind share house for people with disabilities.

Courts & JusticePremiumMentally ill man acquitted of hammer murder at NDIS home

A man who bludgeoned his housemate to death at an NDIS-funded property has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

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Bradley Leslie Humble was found guilty of impersonating a police officer on Tuesday.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Restrain, chop & leave’: Ex-cop sentenced for torture plot

A former cop who agreed to cut off a man’s tongue or fingers for $25,000 cash has learnt his fate.

Sarah Crawford

An Albany man was refused bail after being accused of a violent home burglary just hours after being released from prison.

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Accused violent burglar back in custody days after release

An Albany man accused of a violent attack that left a man with a fractured skull during a home burglary, hours after the offender was released from prison has been denied bail. 

Jacki Elezovich

Thai Jordan Luu, 46, has been handed a hefty fine for a swag of drug-related offences.

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Denmark dealer handed fine for drug and weapons offences

A Denmark man who was recently jailed for meth dealing has avoided additional time on his sentence after appearing in court on a host of drug-related charges. 

Jacki Elezovich

The tribunal ruled he engaged in professional misconduct and failed to disclose his criminal charges to regulatory body AHPRA.

COURTPremiumNurse convicted of child sex crimes barred from healthcare

A nurse convicted of child sex offences has been banned from practising after he paid a 13-year-old girl for child exploitation material then threatened to expose their communications to her family.

Hannah Cross

Maytham Hamad had two Lamborghinis seized as part of a national investigation into a string of fire bombings and shootings across WA. 

courts & justicePremiumTobacco accused has luxury SUV confiscated, bail bid on ice

An alleged illegal tobacco figure has had another luxury vehicle confiscated and looks set to spend most of the summer behind bars after putting his bail bid on ice.

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Banksia Grove woman Josanne Cronin is suing Ramsay Health Care over botched surgery she alleges left her with permanent spinal damage. (File image).

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Woman sues Joondalup hospital for $8m over botched surgery

It is alleged that the surgeon, credentialed by the hospital, removed bone from her spine without authorisation and later performed an unnecessary spinal fusion.

Hannah Cross

Attorney-General Tony Buti wants to give victims of crime more say in the parole process.

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Aus’ worst criminals to beg victims for mercy in parole plea

Murderers, rapists and other criminals serving life sentences will remain at the mercy of Attorney General Tony Buti in their quest for freedom.

Joe Spagnolo

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumCharge discontinued in samurai sword case

The son accused of cutting off his dad’s arm in the street with a samurai sword has had the main charge against him dropped.

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumFined for indecent act in front of childcare centre

A Tjuntjuntjara man who exposed himself in front of a Kalgoorlie-Boulder childcare centre before urinating in front of a mother and child has been fined.

Tegan Guthrie